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Add 3 children Jaden Smith, Willow Smith, Trey Smith. As it's stated 3 children including Willow and Jaden, it appears the third child, his firstborn son, is irrelevant. Riguy6969 (talk) 01:59, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Trey is already named in the article. See the Personal Life section RudolfRed (talk) 02:43, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done (and sorted into birth order). Willard Carroll Smith III is a known by the nickname "Trey" (which is often used for someone whose name includes the generational ordinal suffix "III"). Martin Kealey (talk) 23:49, 9 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]